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Millionaire Preachers & Parishioners? Sure, Why Not?

This poem offers a different perspective on those who have done well for themselves while devoting their professional lives to religion.

(LOS ANGELES) - It is easy to come down like a ton of bricks on ministers and preachers who have worldly possessions. They are often in the spotlight for things they do and over what they may own.

But what about athletes? Some are so overpaid that it is simply ridiculous.

The Persian Useful Idiots!

Response to 'Iran is executing young protesters, please write to put a stop to this!'

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - This ought not to be a surprise to anyone that there is a long running agenda to malign, demonize, and bomb Iran.

Thunderstorms Are a Deadly, Destructive Force, Warns IBHS

“Thunderstorms do not receive as much notoriety as hurricanes or the other perils of Mother Nature, but they are a force to be reckoned with” - Julie Rochman, IBHS president and CEO

(TAMPA, Fla.) - Insurers and homeowners are keeping a close watch on the Atlantic Basin for hurricane activity this summer.

Can We Afford Another Al-Bashir, in the South?

Kiir Mayradit is a criminal, he takes advantage of his people and does not allow democracy to flourish, his lack of honor will bring war to our nation when we need peace.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - At great risk to myself and those close to me that are still in Sudan, I have written this letter to bring awareness of what is happening inside the South Sudanese government.

I have already received threatening emails and several friends have been telephoned by those inside the government, in an effort to intimidate.

Atrocities of War

Had FDR changed his mind about bombing two cities in Japan which had no military targets?

(LOS ANGELES) - Interestingly enough, President Harry Truman was not even aware of the Manhattan Project while President Franklin D Roosevelt was alive.

Upon being sworn in as President, Truman was briefed by high ranking military staffers that both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were, indeed and factually, military targets which were to be destroyed by the atomic bombs dropped by B-29 Bombers in August, 1945.

Cluster Weapons and Agent Orange

Despite calls on the U.S. governments, lawsuits against the 35 U.S. Chemical companies headed by Monsanto and Dow Chemicals, they refuse to accept responsibility or to pay any compensation to the victims and their families.

(LONDON) - In a few weeks on August 1st The international ban on Cluster weapons will come into being.

While the ban is to be welcomed, for many it will have come too late, they have been either killed or injured.

Medical Marijuana Therapy 101 for Disbelievers: There`s a Lot of Bull Here

How much of the government and media's information on marijuana is actually true?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - There is so much misinformation in the media about the medical use of marijuana, that getting to the real truth can sometimes be difficult.

It should not be the case, but the laws in the United States outlawing this natural plant have created a very difficult atmosphere for research.

The American Double Standards Unjustifiable: Eric Garris

Eric Garris believes that the obligations of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty are being imposed on Iran discriminatorily.

(TEHRAN) - Things are getting more complex concerning Iran's nuclear program.

The Brazil, Turkey-brokered Tehran Declaration according to which Iran agreed to ship 1,200 kilograms of its Low Enriched Uranium to Turkey for further enrichment to be used in Tehran's research reactor was welcomed by a fourth round of UNSC sanctions and a set of unilateral sanctions imposed by the EU and United States against Iran.

Financial Reform Will Help Low-Income Americans, Communities of Color

Greenlining Institute Policy Experts Available For Interviews in Washington and California.

(WASHINGTON, D.C. ) - The financial regulatory reform bill now on the verge of final passage will be a huge benefit to low-income Americans and communities of color that were disproportionately the targets of predatory lending, experts at The Greenlining Institute said today.

Libertarians Say Pornography trial violates Constitution

"Apparently President Obama's Justice Department is no different than former President Bush's when it comes to prosecuting speech. Obama has sustained the 'Obscene Prosecution Task Force,' which was created by the Bush Administration in 2005." - Libertarian National Committee Chairman Mark Hinkle

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The federal trial of pornographer John Stagliano began last week. Libertarian National Committee Chairman Mark Hinkle issued the following statement today:

"The Obama Administration's prosecution of John Stagliano is a travesty.